The length of his smile steadily grew as the tawny man listened to the input his cherished member and friend offered. In agreement with Anthem it seemed like the odds were in their favor on an alliance forming between the lake dwelling wolves and the wolves seeking refuge under the grouping of oak trees just northeast of Vesper's domain. With a former cove member living in their midst and a friend of a friend there couldn't be any reason why the Bend leaders would refuse such an alignment. "Well then it looks like the odds fall in our favor. Hopefully all goes well when I pay them a friendly visit." the words toppled out of his mouth in a lighthearted tone, the smile on his lips actually reaching his eyes this time to give the rich golden spheres a glint of their own.
Heeding the swarthy man's worries having noticed the subtle change in body language and the tone faintly residing behind his words, a small nod was his physical answer before the verbal one came. "We are small in numbers still and I will take someone only if we can spare the missing able body for a day or two. I'm tougher than I look, my friend." With that a wink followed to help wash away any concerns the man before him withheld. Vespertio was in his prime years and although the pack in question may be considerably larger than his own there was no reason to fret over the little things. If altercations could be avoided as much as possible that was the way the patriarch wanted to go. Screwing up a deal with one of the largest packs in the lore would be a pretty bad omen on their behalf. The less enemies the better.